Polly McAllister Piraino July 13, 1952 – June 24, 2022 Polly McAllister Piraino of Yachats passed away June 24, 2022 at the age of 69 after a battle with cancer. Polly was born on July 13, 1952, in San Diego and had a long career in the Los Angeles garment industry. She married Dan […]
Obituaries
Julie Elizabeth Davies
Julie Elizabeth Davies Julie Elizabeth “Jooge” Davies of Yachats left this earth free from pain on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 with her son, Daniel Orange, by her side to comfort her. She was 61. Julie was very special to anyone that crossed her path. She was born with the gift of writing and loved […]
Esther Louise Paul
Esther Louise Paul Feb. 18, 1940 – May 17, 2022 Eclectic is a word that was invented for Esther Louise Paul of Yachats, who died May 17, 2022, at the age of 82. Humble beginnings and fierce maternal instincts molded a grateful community member who stepped in when called upon. She was born to […]
Odetta Mae (Stonefield) Hughes
Odetta Mae (Stonefield) Hughes March 5, 1933 – June 10, 2022 Odetta Mae Hughes of Clatskanie, Ore, who was born and raised in Yachats, passed away June 10, 2022 at her home. Odetta was born to Albert C. Stonefield and Alice P. (Daigle) Stonefield on March 5, 1933, in Yachats, where she grew up […]
Richard Allen Hess
Richard Allen Hess April 19, 1946 – March 12, 2022 Richard Allen Hess was born April 19, 1946 in Long Beach, Calif. to Ralph and Martha Hess. With brothers Roger and Thomas, he helped with the family grocery business while growing up and through high school. In 1967 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and […]
Dr. Stephanie A. Bosch
Dr. Stephanie Allison Bosch Sept. 5, 1989 – Oct. 13, 2021 Stephanie Bosch, 32, of Waldport, died Oct. 13, 2021, at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport of a pulmonary embolism. She was born on Sept. 5, 1989, in Portsmouth, Va. to Ron and Jennifer Bosch. Stephanie Bosch spent her early childhood in Bakersfield, Calif. […]
Julie Ann Bongers, Yachats, June 26, 1953 – June 18, 2021
Julie Ann (Goodyear) Bongers June 26, 1953 – June 18, 2021 Julie was born June 26, 1953, in Pendleton, Ore. to Beverly Goodman and Elvin (Bud) Goodyear. Their family owned and operated the local Ranch Market where at a young age Julie worked for her parents and helped with all aspects of the store. Julie […]
Birgitte ‘Bee’ Williams, Yachats, July 26, 1930 – July 22, 2020
Birgitte ‘Bee’ Williams of Yachats left her beloved Oregon coast on July 22, 2020 for Valhalla to join all good Vikings. She was a few days short of her 90th birthday. The Oregon coast reminded her of her growing up on the west coast of her native Denmark. The people of the Oregon coast made […]
Betty Bahn, Yachats, Nov. 8, 1939 – May 15, 2020
Betty Eileen Axley Bahn died on May 15, 2020, in her beloved hometown of Yachats after a brief battle with cancer. She was 80 years old and as always in May, she had a few flats of plants she’d propagated, ready for the next Seal Rock Garden Club plant sale. Betty was born on Nov. […]
Barbara E. Frye of Yachats, Nov. 21, 2019
Barbara E. Frye, a lifetime health care advocate and recent Yachats City Council member, died Thursday, Nov. 21 in her home after a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 71. Frye was born April 7, 1948, in Klamath Falls. She lived in Portland, Seattle and Sandy before moving to Yachats in 2010. She was […]